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Photographing from Zodiacs, Big Ships and Helicopters can be Challenging.

Rick has been to more than 100 countries – which took him almost 68 years of stilling for long hours on plan and in airports. As he says, “It’s not easy having fun,” which will be topic of a future podcast.

In this episode Rick talks with Steve Wellmeier, Managing Director of Poseidon Expeditions, North American office, about how professional photographers can get professional quality photographs while traveling on expedition ships – something Rick has proven in the past.

Rick gives tips on telling a story, photographing birds, using filters, photographing from a Zodiac, processing and downloading.

Rick and his wife Susan will be the photo coaches on the Poseidon Expedition “Highlights to the High Arctic” cruise in 2019. Here the info:

Larry spends time talking with Deanne Fitzmaurice about her craft and her business Think Tank Photo

Deanne Fitzmaurice is a Nikon Ambassador, one of the founders of Think Tank Photo, and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Larry asked Deanne about her art and her passion… photography. Deanne shares about how she views a scene or a subject and how, as a photo journalist, she does very little post processing. She tries to get unique angles and interesting subjects to make her images as compelling as possible.

Back before Rick headed to Africa for a month long workshop, Rick & Larry talked about an editorial about Lightroom. That conversation went down the path to discussing some misconceptions about “broken” software and what kinds of solutions certain pros use and others avoid.

Rick mentioned a great resource for managing your plugins when you upgrade and here’s the link:

Larry Becker interviews Kevin Newsome about his 30+ years as a professional photographer and how he keeps things fresh

Kevin Newsome is not only a working professional photographer with more than 30 years as a studio owner, he is someone who constantly evolves to keep his work relevant. Larry interviews Kevin and discovers how he looks at the overall pro photography marketplace and finds ways to get paying clients when the competition is so tough. Many long-timers are burning out but Kevin is burning BRIGHT!

Critiques are an integral part of the photographic community and learning so you can grow as a photographer

In this episode Rick & Larry dive into the topic of photo critiques and how to give and get good criticism. Along the way, Rick and Larry discuss the types of criticism that should be ignored and types of criticism that should be sought.

Rick Sammon spends some time with Matt Sweetwood, discussing some of the immense challenges behind the successful re-imagining of Unique Photo, the role divorce played in Matt’s life, and how he ultimately found peace through exploring religion, belief systems, and by the exercise of writing everything down in the form of a book called “Leader of the Pack.”

Entrepreneurship As A Photographer – Tips, Tricks, & Insights

This time Rick Sammon & Larry Becker discuss decades of small business ownership and some of the ups and down along the way. As a photographer there are lots of considerations and this will help shooters at every stage of their business development.

This Rick Sammon interview with John Corwin starts out with a “Battle of Bird Photography Tips” and you’ll learn a LOT!

John Corwin is a neighbor and friend of Rick Sammon and they met on a photo walk years ago. And John is not only an accomplished bird photographer, he’s also so good at his craft that he was able to teach Rick and Larry some things about photographing birds.

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Picturing Success is a podcast about the art and business of photography, and how to make a living as a photographer. World famous photographer, Rick Sammon and photo industry insider, Larry Becker, interview the best photographers in the world and cover topics to help aspiring shooters and pro photographers to be better artists and more profitable business people.